The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-29
CITY MATTERS In GENERAL


I'm Brief
The art exhibit At St Johns Academy will
omen Tuno % and continue Ave days. The
x7ual commencement exercises or the school will
be held June % ana "A
The Catholic society will hold a meeting at
Masonic Hall this afternoon, at o'clock. to make
ARRANGEMENTS for the laying of tho corner stone
OF the chapel Of the Sisters OF the Good Shep-
herd, next Sunday.
Marriage licenses were ISSUED yesterday to
she following parsons Lewis q. Shepherd aud
Loduskn L. Mcintosh, Martin Yanka and Anna
Fischer. William N. Harvey and Anna Van
sickle William Kruelmeier and Sophia Royce.
Alice Daggs arrested, last evening" for
stealing s27 from john RAIDER. residing at No.
l70 9rssn wood street She had been employed
a. . servant for the family for more than year
aud knowing where the money kept, took il
while the family were from home.
There will be another excursion to Noblesvilie
this evening, at o'c ock, see the new gas WELL
the Volcano" which the Noblesville folks cali
the most wonderful gas well on the globe. The
train will leave NoElesville at o o'clock tonight.
ARRIVING az the Union Depos at 10 o'clock
On n charge OF violating the internal revenue
law in selling liquor without license, Mrs. Annie
Williams, of this city, was yesterday released in
Reuben G Dewitt. OF Valparaiso. was fined $40
and costs. Tho fine was imposed by Judge
Woods
Lula Hurt. colorsd an adopted daughter of
Edward Hurt. residing Elizabeth street, Dor
rowed s2 from N neighbor. on Thursday after
noon, ard has not been seen since. She is but
fifteen years of age, and has been attending
school regularly all year. Her relatives are
greatly worried over her disappearance.
BOSS coY's ADVERTISEMENT OF HrMsEIF.
In the window OF Boss Coy's West Washing
tor. street saloon is the model OF aasteamship
which bears the name Of '"The Edenharter.'
Upon the captains bridge OF the steamer is
portrait Of Boss Coy. IL has long been evident
that Simeon was in charge of this craft and it
wasn't necessary for the Boss to make adver
&imNfnant of the fact in the window of his drink
cry.
SPECIMEN BRICK.
A letter postmarked Richmond, Ind. May
81. $50 r. NJ reaches Indianapolis, according
TO postmark, MAY g. 5 p. NJ" and is received
mt the Journal Office about p NJ -twenty-seyen
@ervice. If q complaint IL ventured at headquar-
ters 10 this city, about the only satisfaction TO
be obtained 10 o leer from an understrapper.
with the implied question, "What are you going
10 40 about itf
THE ATHLETIC CLUBS SPRING MEET.
The spring meet Of the indianapolis Athletic
Club win be held at the Seventh-strset grounds
tomorrow. The programme of attractions in
cludes mile walking match. two mile bicycle
race. q cne-mile run, q fifth Of mile bicycle
dash. go yards squirt, a one-mile bicycle race,
100. yards hurdle race, and various other
costs. A o'clock a baseball game between the
clubs Of DoPauw and Butter Universities will
be played. Ladies will be admitted to the
grounds free OF charge.
CONTINUED SPREAD OF THE MEASLES.
The epidemic Of measles ia still raging. and
che local health board have concluded that they
can do nothing but let it run its course. During
the last six days 131 new cases were reported,
with four dsathsL During the last six months
1.s16 cases have been tagged and probably
not more than one-half Of the cases in the city
havs been reported The disease yesterday
being reported from there. The total number
OF deaths for the week was 30. and births, AZ
ROBBED BY TWO STRANGERS.
Frank Pennington, a brakeman on the l., B.
~ w. railroad, Was found by the roadside
the pest-houss, last evening. insensibie. He was
taken to the station house, and after regaining
his senses said he had been knocked down and
robbed OF $50 by two strangers. He met the
rnen In the afternoon on West Washington
street. and at their request drank with them at
the Turf Exchange saloon. They persuaded him
TO 90 buggy riding with them. and when near
the pest-house got him out of the buggy and
robbed him.
FOUR PERSONS ACCIDENTALLY INJURED.
-Qaxid A. Hsyward's horse ran away on South
Illinois street. yesterday morning, seriously in
5uring Mr. Hayward internally by throwing him
against curbstone He was taken to his home
mt No. 410 Park avenue Edward Adaway had
a leg broken while playing ball on Kentucky
avenue and had TO DO taken to his homo at No. 257
Locust street william MorlArity. reeidtng Win
his parents nc No ga Linden street, fell thirty
five feet from q tree. out on Fall creek, and was
badly bruised. A liytle child in a family named
Koester living on South Meridian street, while
playing with a knife yesterday afternoon acct
dontalIy cut it's left eye out
AN OLD BUILDING WITH HISTORY.
The juno restaurant building, ABIDING the Y.
NJ. c. A building on the south. which has been
removed to give place to a larger and better
structure, was built in 1874 By George A and
Jacob p. Chapman. and occupied by the Indiana
State Sentinel In 1874 an old citizen calls to
mind that an attempt was made TO erect a huge
Hickory pole In front of this Democrats print
Hng Office, but the pole broke and fell. This dis
Astor was hailed with delight by the Wings,
VINO used the incident TO add stanza to a then
popular campaign song, and they cheorily sung:
''Heigh, no. crack,
The hickory pole has broke Its back
When the Sentinel removed to other quar-
ters Mr. John 8. Spaun occupied the place with
his paper called The Indiana Statesman. For
several years the place wac occupied oy Joseph
]oon and afterwards by various tenants, Mr..
Dune being the last
EJEoTED FROM THE INSANE HOSPITAL
Mrs. Andrias Yancy, residing at No. 81 Palm
Br street, visited Squire Foibleman's Office yes
Eerday morning, and wanted to bring suit against
2wo aItsndants at the Insane Hospital for forci-
bly, eiecting her from the grounds Her hus-
band Ia inmate OF the institution, and, accord
snR to her story, she visited the hospital to see
him and was refused admittance. She, how
ever. know the location of her husbands cell,
and walked across the grounds In hopes OF see
ine him nc the window: She was talking to
patient when two male attendants came mp
and began 70 abuse her she made some
reply and they seized her and carried
her of the grounds In a very rude manner: She
says she has information that Der husband has
hesn greatly nnistrsatsd, and that she had been
denied the privilege of seeing him several times
before The Justice promised TO Issue warrants
For the arrest of the men as soon rs their names
can DO ascertained. The officers OF the hospital
say that Mrs. Yancey called and demanded her
hunband,s release and that she was not elected
until she became boisterous. The authorities OF
abe institution propose to investigated the matter
BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTING THE TUNNEL
The Council committee having in charge the
construction OF the Illinois street tunnel met
last evening and opened the second set Of bids
for the work. They were as follows:
G. Schultz, Pittsburg iron work -- Sl3, 40